NTI Overview

New Teacher Institute

In 1990, Town School launched the New Teacher Institute, a two-year program that combines both theoretical and practical aspects of classroom teaching. During the 2019-20 school year, the New Teacher Institute celebrates its thirtieth year at Town. There have been 195 individuals who have completed the two-year program, and many have gone on to hold a number of teaching and administrative jobs in the field of education. In a recent survey, ninety-six percent of our accurate contacts shared that they continued in the field of education upon completion of the NTI program, and 83% of those are still in the education field. Among the current Town faculty and staff, there are ten teachers and one administrator who are former NTI Resident Teachers.

Our two-year program emphasizes daily teaching, curriculum planning, and professional growth. The two-year experience gives the Resident Teachers the opportunity to integrate and apply the theoretical and practical aspects of classroom teaching.

Each year there are 15 Resident Teachers on a two-year rotation. In the Lower School (kindergarten through fourth grade), there is a Resident Teacher and a Head Teacher in each self-contained classroom. The Upper School (fifth through eighth grade) is compartmentalized, with Resident Teachers working in the Humanities and STEM departments. The Art Resident Teacher works in both Lower School and Upper School. New Teacher Institute Resident Teachers are chosen from a large and competitive pool of applicants from around the globe.

During the program the Resident Teachers gain experience over two different grade placements, with two different Head Teachers. The only exception is the Art Resident Teacher who works with the same Head Teachers as a department for both years in grades K-6. With this constant opportunity for immediate feedback between the Resident Teacher and Head Teacher, the returns are enormous for the boys, the Resident Teachers and the Head Teachers, all of whom benefit from the mutually rich relationships fostered at Town.

Town School for Boys

Town School for Boys is an independent all-boys’ day school in San Francisco for students in grades K-8. Town School admits students of any race, color, religion, or national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship programs, athletic and other school-administered programs.